# Safety-Critical Systems and Agile Development: A Mapping Study

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.07800 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1807.07800/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 20 Jul 2018.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Towards Equitable Agile Research and Development of AI and Robotics](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.08242/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In the last decades, agile methods had a huge impact on how software is developed. In many cases, this has led to significant benefits, such as quality and speed of software deliveries to customers. However, safety-critical systems have widely been dismissed from benefiting from agile methods. Products that include safety critical aspects are therefore faced with a situation in which the development of safety-critical parts can significantly limit the potential speed-up through agile methods, for the full product, but also in the non-safety critical parts. For such products, the ability to develop safety-critical software in an agile way will generate a competitive advantage. In order to enable future research in this important area, we present in this paper a mapping of the current state of practice based on {a mixed method approach}. Starting from a workshop with experts from six large Swedish product development companies we develop a lens for our analysis. We then present a systematic mapping study on safety-critical systems and agile development through this lens in order to map potential benefits, challenges, and solution candidates for guiding future research.